A fundraiser for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign said the recent release of her tell-all campaign book hurts the Democratic party and admonished Clinton to step away from the national spotlight.

"The best thing she could do is disappear," the Clinton fundraiser and surrogate, who played an active role at the convention, told the Hill. "She's doing harm to all of us because of her own selfishness. Honestly, I wish she'd just shut the f— up and go away."

The unnamed fundraiser's harsh appraisal of Clinton's book, "What Happened," echoes the assessments of a number of democratic lawmakers and Clinton allies, who have bemoaned the timing of the book's release and the accompanying nationwide book tour.

Democrats are reticent to rehash the 2016 campaign failures, fearing the conversation will only deepen divides between staunch progressives and establishment Democrats at a time when they would like to appear united in opposition to the Trump administration.